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Hi, I'm Gary Baun. Statutes of limitations are like the keys to the
gates of the courtroom.
You don't have the keys, you're not getting in. Doesn't matter
who you are or what your problem is, you don't have the keys,
you're not getting in. In a maritime setting,
this is a particularly treacherous body of water to navigate without
running onto the reef.
The reason is that certain statutes of limitation as they apply to a different causes of
action
can be either three years for unseaworthiness
or a Jones Act but then it is more attenuated
if you're a crew member and you're injured on a public vessel or
a vessel owned or operated by the United States of America, shortens it up to two
years.
If you happen to be injured on a cruise ship or a fairy ship
it's attenuated even more. One year - you only have one year
from the time you were injured to talk to an experienced practitioner
and get your claim filed. If you do not do that on time,
you're done.